The Best Short Stories 2023: The O. Henry Prize Winners by Lauren Groff, Jenny Minton Quigley

The Best Short Stories 2023: The O. Henry Prize Winners

Pen / O. Henry Prize Stories #2023

Lauren Groff, Jenny Minton Quigley with Thomas Bunstead (Translator), Jacob M'hango, Arinze Ifeakandu, Shelby Kinney-Lang, Cristina Rivera Garza, Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg (Translator), Francisca Gonzalez-Arias (Translator), Naomi Shuyama-Gómez, K-Ming Chang, Gabriel Smith, Jonas Eika, Ling Ma, David Ryan, Rachel B. Glaser, Kathleen Alcott, Catherine Lacey, Grey Wolfe Lajoie, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, Lisa Taddeo, Eamon McGuinness, 'Pemi Aguda, Jamil Jan Kochai

411 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
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The prestigious annual story anthology includes prize-winning stories by Jamil Jan Kochai, David Ryan, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Lisa Taddeo, Ling Ma, Catherine Lacey, and Cristina Rivera Garza.Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge liter...

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Community Reviews Summary of 36 reviews

Moods

reflective 75%
emotional 66%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
mysterious 41%
adventurous 25%
funny 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%
hopeful 16%
informative 8%
inspiring 8%
lighthearted 8%
relaxing 8%

Pace

fast 40%
medium 40%
slow 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

N/A: 50% | A mix: 30% | Character: 20%

Strong character development?

N/A: 62% | It's complicated: 37%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | N/A: 37% | It's complicated: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Average rating

3.62

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